Personal pronouns will help us to remember the pattern for our verb chart.
1 niya I/me 2 kiya you 3 wiya he/she 1P niyanān We (exclusive) 2I kiyanaw We (inclusive) 2P kiyawāw You (plural) 3P wiyawāw They
Verb Chart
1 nin I _ 2 ki _ n You _ 3 _ w He/she 1P ni _nān We (excl.) 2I ki _ naw We (incl.) _ 2P ki _ wāw You (pl.) _ 3P _ wak They _
verb: nipā - sleep 1 ni nipā n I sleep. 2 ki nipā n You sleep. 3 nipā w He/she sleeps. 1P ni nipā nān We (excl.) sleep. 2I ki nipā naw We (incl.) sleep. 2P ki nipā nāwāw You (pl.) sleep. 3P nipā wak They sleep.
Rule # 1: if a verb begins with a vowel, add “t” to 1’s and 2’s only. api - sit 1 ni (t)apin I sit. 2 ki (t)api n You sit. 3 api w He/she sits. 1P ni (t)apinān We (excl.) sit. 2I ki (t)api naw We (incl.) sit. 2P ki (t)api nāwāw You (pl.) sit. 3P api wak They sit.
Rule #2: if a verb ends in ē, change ē to ā for 1’s and 2’s only. kīwē – go home 1 nikīwān I go home. 2 ki kīwā n You _ 3 kīwē w He/she 1P ni kīwānān We (excl.) 2I ki kīwā naw We (incl.) _ 2P ki kīwā wāw You (pl.) _ 3P kīwē wak They _
Personal pronouns will help us to remember the pattern for our verb chart.
1 niya I/me
2 kiya you
3 wiya he/she
1P niyanān We (exclusive)
2I kiyanaw We (inclusive)
2P kiyawāw You (plural)
3P wiyawāw They
Verb Chart
1 nin I _
2 ki _ n You _
3 _ w He/she
1P ni _nān We (excl.)
2I ki _ naw We (incl.) _
2P ki _ wāw You (pl.) _
3P _ wak They _
verb: nipā - sleep
1 ni nipā n I sleep.
2 ki nipā n You sleep.
3 nipā w He/she sleeps.
1P ni nipā nān We (excl.) sleep.
2I ki nipā naw We (incl.) sleep.
2P ki nipā nāwāw You (pl.) sleep.
3P nipā wak They sleep.
Rule # 1: if a verb begins with a vowel, add “t” to 1’s and 2’s only.
api - sit
1 ni (t)apin I sit.
2 ki (t)api n You sit.
3 api w He/she sits.
1P ni (t)apinān We (excl.) sit.
2I ki (t)api naw We (incl.) sit.
2P ki (t)api nāwāw You (pl.) sit.
3P api wak They sit.
Rule #2: if a verb ends in ē, change ē to ā for 1’s and 2’s only.
kīwē – go home
1 nikīwān I go home.
2 ki kīwā n You _
3 kīwē w He/she
1P ni kīwānān We (excl.)
2I ki kīwā naw We (incl.) _
2P ki kīwā wāw You (pl.) _
3P kīwē wak They _